Food of the Eighties, Mama Leone's Pasta Suprema
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There were a handfull of glass jarred ready-to-eat pastas in the 80s. I always thought this was the next advance beyond the nasty canned pasta, boy was I wrong! This stuff was SO GOOD I would say it was even better than some frozen pastas of today. Where did it go, and why hasn't anyone brought back this great idea? They put Ragu in jar, this just had the pasta too. It holds MUCH better flavor than canned, and stores way easier than frozen. It was also better than those plastic microwave ones they have by Hormel or whoever. I might have the "Leonne's" spelled wrong. Thanks for a great site! Dave
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Marne P. - August 06, 2008 - Report this comment
Oh I had forgotten about this! The lasagna in the jar was the BEST. I would eat this by the jarful when I was a kid! Mmmmm. Wish I had some now!
BoltUpright - October 08, 2008 - Report this comment
I was wondering the same thing. Where did this stuff go?! I loved these pasta in a a jar things!
vickerydennis@yahoo.com - March 20, 2009 - Report this comment
MY MOM AND I WERE JUST TALKING ABOUT MAMA LEONE'S, THAT STUFF WAS GREAT, I ALWAYS ATE THE SPAGHETTI TYPE STUFF, LITTLE ELBOW LIKE NOODLES WITH TINY MEATBALLS!! WHERE DID IT GO?? I WOULD PAY GOOD MONEY FOR A JAR OF IT!! I EVEN USED TO EAT IT COLD OUT OF THE JAR WHEN I WAS A KID, HELL WITH HEATING IT UP!! I WAS TOO BUSY!!
Ti - May 25, 2009 - Report this comment
This stuff was the greatest. Much better than the other canned pasta. Why can't someone bring this back?
Suzanne - March 02, 2010 - Report this comment
Best stuff ever!! I ate it straight out of the jar too!!! Oh how I wish it was still sold today. I can still hear the commercial in my head! "Mama Leone's pasta suprema, a bit of old Italy!"
Kelly - June 09, 2010 - Report this comment
I loved this stuff. I was so disappointed when they quit making it. I would love to have some again. It was the best!
Shannon - July 28, 2010 - Report this comment
My nanny used keep jars of this spaghetti around for when id come and sleep over when I was little and I swear I can still taste the tanginess of the sauce to this day!! I remember eating it room temp too. I can't believe they stopped making it. One of the many great but gone things from the 80s I wish they'd bring back.
Marvina - August 28, 2011 - Report this comment
I remember buying this at Winn Dixie. Every Saturday I would get 2 jars and eat both of them as soon as I got home straight from the jar. I wish it would be made again!
Kristi - December 08, 2011 - Report this comment
My Mother and I was talking about Mama Leone's Pasta Suprema today and i figured i would look and see if i could get some as a christmas gift! I wish someone would bring it back...I would love for my daughter to be able to something better than that canned crap!
Tom - December 18, 2013 - Report this comment
This stuff was the best.....loved it as an early teen...someone needs to manufacture that again!
Charlie - February 02, 2014 - Report this comment
Came out around 1986
Charlie - February 03, 2014 - Report this comment
It was cooked pasta and sauce mixed together in a jar. Available in several varieties
April - February 11, 2014 - Report this comment
OMG, I remember this! We would beg mom for Mama Leone's Ravioli's just about every day after school. I wish I could find it again as it's been something I've wanted a bowl of for a very long time! :)
Chris - March 27, 2019 - Report this comment
I loved this stuff as a college student. Excellent after bar food. I would by tons of it if it were still on the market
Andrew - May 01, 2019 - Report this comment
The ravioli is what I remember. It was delicious.
Andrew - September 11, 2019 - Report this comment
There's a March 13, 1990 grocery store add for Mamma Leone's Ravioli [Microwave] 15 0z. 69 cents [Save 58 cents] Packed by Chef Boyardee. I wonder if CB bought them out.
AT Rossi-Clifton - August 25, 2024 - Report this comment
When we were kids in the 80's, and if my parents ever left us with a sitter, or, if sometimes we actually chose this stuff over pizza om Friday night, my ma would let us pick out which one we wanted as either a special snack, or, for dinner. I always chose the pasta, and my sister always chose the ravioli. We brought this topic up for years, wondering what happened to it, and, I had hoped to find it once again before we lost my mom, sadly, we didn't. It has been 4 years now, (last day of March), and I still find myself looking for it, hoping I can show my sister and we can have a flashback. This stuff was the best. I hate when they get rid of the good stuff, at least bring it back for a bit, let us old timers stock up! 💙

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